These are the firms that are investing the most in artificial intelligence startups. : Following ChatGPT rocking the world of artificial intelligence (AI) last year, the demand for AI investment is as great as ever. Historically bought out by foreign investors from the United States and Asia, AI start-ups from Europe are beginning to resist. Following the EU's launch of the European Tech Champions Initiative, the hope is that European innovators will finally be able to step out of the shadows of long-standing tech hubs such as Silicon Valley.